Fantasy Tip: Harbaugh may be confident in his 37-year-old receiver, but that doesn't mean fantasy owners should be. Smith did not play a single preseason snap after tearing his Achilles' midway through last season, so it would be a major upset if he had a huge game at any point early this season. Owners need to treat him as something of a high-risk WR4 at best until he actually puts something on tape post-injury. Mike Wallace and Kamar Aiken should be the top Baltimore receivers in 2016.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he believes the offense is in better shape than it was last year because it will be the second year under offensive coordinator Marc Trestman, who will have more control of the offense. Trestman said the main focus for the offense is to cut down on the turnovers in 2016.

Fantasy Tip: Joe Flacco should be ready for the start of the season but should be considered as a No. 2 quarterback in most leagues. Justin Forsett and Javorius Allen will be solid options for owners since they will both receive playing time. The team's wide receivers are a question mark since Steve Smith and Breshad Perriman are dealing with injury. Smith should be a middle-round option if he is healthy. Mike Wallace and Kamar Aiken could be sleeper candidates if Smith and Perriman are not ready for the season.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was fined, and the team will forfeit one week of organized team activities sessions for a violation of offseason work rules. The Ravens were cited for using full pads at a session in rookie minicamp in May.

Fantasy Tip: Smith ($7,000, 14.0% of cap) had been on record as saying that he was going to retire at the end of the 2015 season but it's hard to imagine his career ending on this note. In fact, Harbaugh said at his postgame press conference that he has a feeling that he'll be back in 2016. Smith will finish the year with 46 receptions, 670 receiving yards and three touchdowns and is just 39 catches away from 1,000 career receptions.

Fantasy Tip: Daniels rebounded from a down 2013 season where he was hurt, and he caught four touchdown passes and had 527 yards. He remains a decent fantasy play because of his on-field rapport with QB Joe Flacco.

Baltimore Ravens TE Dennis Pitta (hip) has not heard anything definitive from doctors about getting cleared for football activities, according to head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh said the hip is healthy enough to live a great life, but football is unknown.

Fantasy Tip: Pitta is coming off two major hip injuries, and could likely be available as a late-TE2 in traditional drafts this fall.

Fantasy Tip: It is a good sign that both Forsett and Smith are practicing Friday, and both should be good to go for Week 14. Forsett (6,800) is a good option in FantasyScore this week if he is good to go. Smith ($5,800) is a bit of a risky start in FantasyScore as the Dolphins have had one of the better fantasy defenses against the pass.

The Baltimore Ravens have seven receivers vying for the final one or two wideout spots on the roster, and Ravens coach John Harbaugh has said no one receiver currently stands out. "Nobody has really separated themselves because nobody has fallen off right now," Harbaugh said.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh recently said he wants a top-five defense this year. He added that what this year's defense lacks in experience, it will have to make up for with "youthful vigor and speed." DT Haloti Ngata and LB Terrell Suggs are the only returning starters from Baltimore's Super Bowl squad of two years ago.

Fantasy Tip: There's no question Baltimore struggled last year on defense. If they can stay healthy this year, they have top 15 potential.

The Baltimore Ravens are fairly healthy heading into training camp, with nearly every player expected to be ready for the start of training camp. "I'd say it looks really good for almost all those guys [returning from injury]," Head Coach John Harbaugh said when asked if the full roster would be ready for training camp.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh praised Jerry Rice Jr. "Yeah, I'll tell you, Jerry Rice, Jr. has done a nice job," Harbaugh said. "First of all, he is a really good athlete. He doesn't have his dad's size, but he's sure got his athleticism. When you watch him run, he runs in a real similar way.

Although inside linebacker has not been discussed as a major position of need for the Baltimore Ravens after LB Daryl Smith was re-signed, head coach John Harbaugh wants to add one or two inside linebackers to the roster.

Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice and his fiancee plan to attend a couples seminar, according to head coach John Harbaugh. Rice and his fiancee were both arrested last month and charged with simple assault.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh thinks the team's running game needs a complete overhaul. "I think the whole thing just needs an overhaul," Harbaugh said Friday at the NFL scouting combine. "It was a myriad of things. We didn't block people well. We didn't move people. We didn't get on people. ... Our backs both weren't 100 percent and they didn't make enough guys miss, didn't break enough tackles.
"So the yards weren't there. We also didn't throw well enough to get people out of single-high, press man [coverage]. We were always pretty much regularly going up against a heavy box, so that compounded a problem. We were probably a throw to set up the run offense the last 11, 12 games and we didn't throw the ball well enough to set up the run. We just didn't get the job done."

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is confident that RB Ray Rice will bounce back from a down season in 2013. "My expectation for Ray Rice is to be one of the very best running backs in the National Football League," Harbaugh said Tuesday at his end-of-the-season news conference.
"That's the standard for Ray. The great thing about Ray is -- I just had this conversation with him this morning -- that's his standard for himself. The thing I love about him is he has a plan to make sure as his career extends here that he is that guy for a long period of time."

Although Baltimore Ravens TE Dennis Pitta returned to the lineup on Sunday, Dec. 8, the team still wants TE Dallas Clark to be an integral part of the lineup and he will play at the first opportunity. "Dallas is going to be a big part of what we're doing going forward," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "It just depends on the game plan and how the offensive coaches decide to put that together."

Baltimore Ravens S Jeromy Miles (hamstring) could return in Week 5 after dealing with a lingering hamstring issue, according to head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh said the team would like to work him into the lineup this week.

Updating a previous report, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh signed a new four-year deal that will run through the 2016 season. Harbaugh will make nearly $7 million per season in his new contract.

The Baltimore Ravens could use rookie WR's Marlon Brown and Aaron Mellette in game action Thursday, Sept. 5, against the Denver Broncos. Both receivers have impressed Ravens coach John Harbaugh. "Marlon and Aaron have played really well, especially for rookies," Harbaugh said. "Those guys – they don't feel like rookies out there. … I would anticipate that those two guys will be a factor here going forward. How much they'll play early, or how much they'll be a part of the game plan and those kinds of things are really, really hard to say, but they've put themselves in the mix."

Baltimore Ravens DL Arthur Jones (illness) is dealing with an undisclosed non-football illness. Head coach John Harbaugh said the illness is not life threatening. It is not clear how long Jones will be out.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh praised WR LaQuan Williams for his play in the team's first preseason game. "LaQuan played really well," Harbaugh said. "It was good to see him step up and make plays. Here's a guy that just brings his lunch pail every single week. He puts on his blue-collar work shirt and goes to work. He's got tremendous talent. He flashes a lot, but he made plays with consistency, stacked plays. That was good to see."

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he has not changed much in the way the team has approached the offseason after winning a Super Bowl. "I talk to the people I usually talk to probably about what is going on," Harbaugh said as the Ravens concluded their offseason practice schedule last month. "You probably can figure out who those people are. No, it hasn't been too much different. Every year you face different challenges. This is new in a lot of different ways. You just try to do the best you can and make good choices and good decisions. We have a good team here. We have a lot of players that really care.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said LB Courtney Upshaw needs to lose some weight. "He doesn't eat right. Courtney eats too much and he doesn't eat all the right foods. He knows that. It's something he needs to get a handle on or he's not going to be the best he can be."

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh praised QB Joe Flacco as being a great leader, and that LB Ray Lewis retiring is not going to change who Flacco is. "Joe has been a great leader," Harbaugh said. "Joe has done a great job throughout his career in his own way. One thing about Joe: Nothing is going to change Joe. Joe is going to be who he is.
"I don't think a change in the roster is going to change Joe, who he is. A change in the contract isn't going to change Joe. Joe is Joe, and that's what you love about him."

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said it would be tough for the team to find competition for P Sam Koch, and defended his veteran punter. "There aren't too many guys that want to come here and kick or punt," Harbaugh said. "I don't think they see it as being a very fruitful opportunity. But we will find somebody to help us, somebody that wants a chance to kick or punt in the National Football League. I'd like a guy who could do both, if possible -- punt and kick. You'd love to have a lefty, so you can see how hard that is to come across. But, we will get the best guy we can."